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Re:Ask HN:Can I force a fortune 500 company to do business w... by dstein on Sunday September 12, 2010 @08:46PM (#1685025)
Common stock only grants you a claim on the equity of a company. As a shareholder you usually get to vote who becomes a member of the board of directors and that's about it.

To gain decision control of a public company the OP will need to conduct a hostile takeover and probably take it private. Better get your checkbook out.

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Re:Ask HN:Can I force a fortune 500 company to do business w... by carbocation on Sunday September 12, 2010 @09:05PM (#1685085)
This makes much more sense; thanks for the clarification. Conclusion: if you can buy the bigger company outright and take it private, then you can make it do business with the smaller company that you also own outright. Not particularly exciting.
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